lammas
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lammas, or lughnasadh, is the first of our three annual harvests and is celebrated on august 1st; this holiday is centered around giving thanks for and reflecting on the abundance’s and opportunities given to us this year. this sabbat marks the time period in which we‘ll now begin to notice the whispers of autumn creeping in, though still plenty warm, the sun will soon set earlier and earlier and we may even notice just a few, small yellow leaves brushing by in the breeze~
[ recipes ]
• heart-warming potato soup
• vegetarian mushroom ravioli
• cheddar garlic biscuits
• gooey s’mores bars
[ activities ]
• making corn husk dolls
• lots of baking! drown the house in bread
• tend to plant life and make sure it’s strong & ready for the seasons coming
• picnics (wear sunscreen! bring/plan for shade! social distance!)
• camping (heavy shade is a must, be safe in the heat!)
• foraging
• good deep sweep of the house/your space
• deep dusting while you’re at it
[ spellwork ]
• protection & warding
• healing & restoration
• growth & prosperity
• gratuity & offerings
• reflection & planning
• intention setting & manifestation
[ crystals ]
• honey calcite
• howlite
• tigers eye
• peridot
• citrine
• pyrite
• clear quartz
• moss agate
• smokey quartz
• black tourmaline
• clear fluorite
• green aventurine
• sunstone
• hematite
[ herbs ]
• basil
• hops
• cinnamon
• valerian
• cayenne pepper
• bay laurel
• rosemary
• garlic
• thyme
• ginger
[ colours ]
• orange
• yellow
• white
• gold
• brown
• tans/beige
• richer greens
[ grains ]
• wheat
• rye
• wild rice
• brown rice
• oats
• grits
[ veggies ]
• sweet potato
• normal potatoes but especially russet, yukon golds, red potatoes, and those tricolour minis
• corn & sweet corns
• carrots
• any squash (summer, zucchini, pumpkin, etc)
• wild mushrooms (be f*cking.. oh my gods be f*cking careful here- just use these as offerings or in spells, please don’t even think about eating wild mushrooms unless you could consider yourself an expert on foraging and have done plenty of thorough research)
• earthy deep coloured mushrooms (the edible kinds; portobello, baby bella/cremini, shiitake)
• eggplant
• green peas
• spinach/rich greens
[ fruits ]
• grapes
• black currant
• raspberries
• apples
• lemon
• apricot
• elderberry
• fig
• peaches
• blackberries
• blueberries
• watermelon/other melons
• banana
[ nuts ]
• almond
• walnut
• pistachio
[ vegan & omnivore proteins ]
• tofu
• edamame
• turkey/‘turkey’
• chicken/‘chicken’
• salmon, mackerel
• scallops
• crab/imitation crab (snow, king crabs) **(imitation crab isn’t vegetarian/vegan, it’s just ground whitefish instead of crab meat, if you didn’t already know)
• mussels
[ cheeses ]
• white & sharp cheddars
• bleu cheese
• goat cheese
• feta
• marinated cheeses
• gouda
[ drinks ]
• tart, dry, medium bodied berry wines
• airy, crisp white whines
• light-medium brew beers, dryer and not too heavy bodied/bitter (samuel adams boston lager is perfect for lammas in my opinion if you wanna feel like you know what’s up or you’re just looking to try out new drinks, & miller/bud lite is also A1 if you’re a cheap date like me)
• any sort of spiked or nonspiked apple beverage (yes even just plain apple juice)
• ginger beer
• iced teas/coffee/matcha
• americanos/cold brew
[ decoration ]
• scythe
• corn husks
• dried sunflowers
• grain stalks
• iron
• cast iron
[ flowers ]
• sunflowers
• chamomile
• calendula
• marigolds
• yellow roses
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this, whew, is just about everything i’d like to have on here i think. i’ll be adding recipes as the season goes on probablyyy, and i might add in more specific little notes like i did with the beer and stuff if i find anything else like that along the way, feel free to leave any questions or feedback, hope this was helpful!! wishing you all abundant health this harvest~
